guy

Etymology 1
Coined by semantic widening from the name of, an English Catholic executed for his role in the Gunpowder Plot, from , a form of , a short form of names beginning with the element witu "wood" from , such as Witold and Widukind. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
 * 2)  A person of eccentric appearance or dress; a "fright".
 * 3)   A man or boy; a fellow.
 * 4)  A person.
 * 5)  Character, personality
 * 6)  Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.
 * 7)  Thing, item
 * 1)  A person.
 * 2)  Character, personality
 * 3)  Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.
 * 4)  Thing, item
 * 1)  A person.
 * 2)  Character, personality
 * 3)  Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.
 * 4)  Thing, item
 * 1)  Character, personality
 * 2)  Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.
 * 3)  Thing, item
 * 1)  Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.
 * 2)  Thing, item
 * 1)  Thing, item
 * 1)  Thing, item

Usage notes

 * In plural, may not be completely gender-neutral, but it may refer to people of any gender in some circumstances and forms; the greeting “Hey guys”, or any vocative utterance, can generally refer to people of any gender (although this use can be controversial). Referring to a group as “guys” often means a group of men or a mixed-gender group, though usage among American youth may even refer to groups of only women.
 * When used of animals, guy usually refers to either a male or one whose gender is not known; it is rarely if ever used of an animal that is known to be female. The matching term for a female is.
 * In some varieties of US and Canadian English, revives the distinction between a singular and plural you, much like  or  in other varieties; in this sense, guys may be used for groups of any combination of genders. Cf. usage notes at.

Translations

 * Afrikaans:
 * Arabic:
 * Bengali:
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Cornish: den, gwas
 * Czech:, , chlapík, , , colloquial, slang
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian:, tüüp
 * Faroese: fýrur
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Georgian:, , ყმაწვილი, , ჯეელი,
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic:, náungi, , kauði, fýr
 * Ido:
 * Ingrian: priha
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:, ヤツ, , ref. , ,
 * Korean: ,
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish:
 * Louisiana Creole French: boug, gayar
 * Low German:
 * German Low German: ,
 * Macedonian: дечко, тип
 * Maori: autaia
 * Norman: bouonhoumme
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:, , ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, , , ,
 * Scots: chiel
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Shor: оол
 * Spanish:,  , ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,
 * Swedish:
 * Welsh: boi, bachan
 * Yiddish: חבֿרה־מאַן


 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: (ty, Moravian ti), Moravian (ty) ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:, tyypit
 * French:
 * German:, ,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: やつら, 奴ら
 * Portuguese:, , ,
 * Russian:

Portuguese: ,

Greek:
 * Modern:

Portuguese:, (only with possessive suffix),, , /parceira

Verb

 * 1)  To exhibit an effigy of Guy Fawkes around the 5th November.
 * 2)  To make fun of, to ridicule with wit or innuendo.
 * 3)  To play in a comedic manner.
 * 1)  To play in a comedic manner.
 * 1)  To play in a comedic manner.
 * 1)  To play in a comedic manner.

Etymology 2
From, linked to verb , from , ultimately from. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  A guide; a leader or conductor.
 * 2)   A support rope or cable used to aid in hoisting or lowering.
 * 3)  A support to secure or steady structures prone to shift their position or be carried away (e.g. the mast of a ship or a suspension bridge).

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ванта
 * Finnish: gaija
 * French:
 * Italian: ,
 * Maori: purengi
 * Mongolian: олс татлага
 * Russian:


 * Finnish:

Verb

 * 1) To equip with a support cable.

Translations

 * Finnish: gaijata;
 * German:
 * Italian: strallare

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)  guy

Etymology
Related to.

Noun

 * 1) baobab